Mounting Iron Cannon

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Mounting Iron Cannon

Description

Instant measures are needed to mount iron cannon in Maryland as well as Norfolk, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina. Common workers may be hired at those places for this purpose. Hodgdon should prepare a plan with the necessary estimates without delay.

year created

1794

month created

03

day created

18

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
common workmen
skillful workmen

notable location

Norfolk
Virginia
Charleston
South Carolina
War Department
Maryland

notable item/thing

plan
mount cannon
estimates
hiring
iron cannon

document number

1794031800101

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZMR03 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:3
[view document] (2 pages) ZMR03a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:3

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]